M — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10microscopicSo small that it can only be seen through a microscope.8 sentencesmicrowaveA microwave (oven) is a kitchen machine that heats or cooks food very quickly using invisible waves.10 sentencesmidMid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence.13 sentencesmiddayMidday is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; noon.9 sentencesmiddleThe middle is the part that is halfway between the two ends or sides. In a row of three, the middle one is the second.15 sentencesmidgeA midge is a tiny flying insect, a bit like a very small fly or mosquito, that often flies in clouds near water.9 sentencesmidgetAn old word for a very short person; today it is considered hurtful and should not be usedsay «a person of short stature» or «a person… — 9 sentencesmidiA midi is a skirt or dress that reaches the middle of the lower leg.9 sentencesmidnightMidnight is twelve o'clock at night, the moment when one day ends and the next one begins.11 sentencesmidpointThe point exactly halfway between two ends of a line segment, or halfway between two numbers.10 sentencesmidstThe middle part of something, especially among a crowd or group of people.4 sentencesmidsummerMidsummer is the middle of summer, around the longest day of the year.9 sentencesmidwayIn the middle, halfway between two places or two points in time.10 sentencesmidwifeA trained nurse or health worker who helps women while they are pregnant, while they give birth and just afterwards.9 sentencesmidwinterMidwinter is the middle of winter, the coldest and darkest part.9 sentencesmienA person's look or bearing, the way their face and manner seem.4 sentencesmightUsed to say something is possible but not sure.16 sentencesmightilyWith great strength or force, very hard.5 sentencesmightyVery strong or powerful.14 sentencesmigrantA migrant is a person who moves from one place or country to another, especially to find work or a better life.8 sentencesmigrateTo move from one area to another at certain seasons, often very far, to find food, warmth or a place to breed.10 sentencesmigrationThe movement of animals, often in large groups, from one place to another at the same time each year, to find food, warmth or a place to b…10 sentencesmigratoryMoving regularly from one place to another, usually with the seasons, to find food, warmth or a place to breed: «migratory birds».10 sentencesmikeMike is a boy's or man's first name, short for Michael.11 sentencesmilA mil is a very small unit of thickness, one thousandth of an inch, used for plastic, wire and paper.9 sentencesmildNot strong, severe or extreme: «a mild illness», «a mild punishment».11 sentencesmildlySlightly; a little; not very much: mildly annoyed.12 sentencesmildnessThe quality of being gentle, soft and kind; not harsh or strong.4 sentencesmileA mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes. A mile is 1760 yards. A mile is 5280 feet.15 sentencesmilestoneA stone by the side of a road showing how many miles it is to a town.10 sentencesmilitaryMilitary means having to do with soldiers, the army, navy or air force, or war.10 sentencesmilkMilk is the white drink that comes from cows, goats and other animals.14 sentencesmilkmaidA girl or woman who milks cows by hand or works in a dairy.10 sentencesmilkmanA milkman is a man who brings or sells milk, often to houses in the morning.4 sentencesmilkshakeA cold, sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream and a flavour such as chocolate, strawberry or banana.7 sentencesmilkweedMilkweed is a North American plant with a milky white sap, pinkish flower clusters and pods full of fluffy seeds.8 sentencesmilkyContaining a lot of milk, or made with milk: «milky tea», «milky coffee».10 sentencesmillA mill is a building with machines for grinding grain into flour, often powered by wind or water.11 sentencesmillennialA person born roughly between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, who became an adult around the year 2000; also called Generation Y.11 sentencesmillenniumA millennium is a period of a thousand years.10 sentencesmillerA miller is a person who owns or works in a mill, grinding grain into flour.9 sentencesmilletA kind of grass grown for its small round seeds, which are eaten as grain by people and animals.10 sentencesmilligramA milligram is a very small unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.8 sentencesmillilitreA millilitre is a very small unit for measuring liquid. A litre has 1000 millilitres; a teaspoon holds about 5 millilitres.11 sentencesmillimetreA millimetre is a small unit of length; there are 10 millimetres in a centimetre and 1,000 in a metre. It is written mm.10 sentencesmillinerA milliner is a person who makes or sells hats, especially women's hats and bonnets.4 sentencesmillionA million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands.10 sentencesmillionaireA millionaire is a person who has money and property worth at least a million pounds, dollars or other units of money.8 sentencesmillionthMillionth means coming at number 1,000,000 in order.8 sentencesmillipedeA millipede is a small creature with a long body made of many segments, with two pairs of legs on most segments, that lives in damp soil a…9 sentencesmillstoneA millstone is one of a pair of large, round, flat stones used in a mill to grind grain into flour.9 sentencesmimeMime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words.11 sentencesmimicTo copy the way someone talks or moves, often to be funny or to make fun of them.11 sentencesmimicryMimicry is copying the way someone talks, moves or behaves, often to make people laugh.8 sentencesmimosaA tree or shrub with fluffy yellow or pink flowers.9 sentencesminMin is the short way to write minute. There are 60 min in one hour.11 sentencesminceMince is meat cut into very small pieces in a machine, used for burgers, spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie; in the US and Canada it is c…12 sentencesmincerA kitchen machine that cuts meat or other food into very small pieces by pushing it through a plate with holes; in the US usually called a…10 sentencesmindYour mind is the part of you that thinks, feels, remembers and imagines.15 sentencesmindfulTo be mindful is to keep something in mind and be careful about it: mindful of the rules.4 sentencesmineBelonging to me: «That book is mine».14 sentencesminerA miner is a person who digs under the ground to get coal, gold, metal or stones.10 sentencesmineralA natural, non-living solid substance found in rocks and the ground, like quartz, salt, gold or iron ore.12 sentencesmineralogistA scientist who studies mineralsthe natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks. — 7 sentencesming«Míng» means «bright» or «clear» in Mandarin Chinese and is part of words like «míngtiān» (tomorrow) and «míngzi» (name).12 sentencesmingleTo mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart.5 sentencesminiMini means very small or smaller than usual: a mini pizza, a mini test.11 sentencesminiatureMiniature means very small, a much smaller copy of something.9 sentencesminibusA small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers.7 sentencesminimA note that lasts for two beats in common time; in the US it is called a «half note».11 sentencesminimalismA style that uses very few, simple shapes, colours or notes, leaving out everything that is not needed.10 sentencesminimalistVery simple, using as few things, shapes or decorations as possible: «a minimalist bedroom».11 sentencesminimisationMaking something as small as possible: «the minimisation of waste».11 sentencesminimiseTo make something as small or as little as possible: minimise the risk.11 sentencesminimumThe smallest amount, number or level possible or allowed.10 sentencesministerA minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education.10 sentencesministryA government department led by a minister: the Ministry of Education.10 sentencesminkA small, long, thin animal of the weasel family with dark brown fur, living near rivers and lakes and good at swimming and hunting.9 sentencesminoanTo do with the Minoans, an ancient Bronze Age civilisation on the Greek island of Crete, from about 3000 to 1100 BC.10 sentencesminorSmall or not very important; not serious: «a minor injury».12 sentencesminorityA minority is the smaller number or part of a group, less than half.10 sentencesminotaurThe Minotaur is a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull.11 sentencesminstrelA minstrel was, long ago, a singer or musician who travelled from place to place singing songs and telling tales.4 sentencesmintMint is a plant with a fresh, strong-tasting leaf used in cooking and in toothpaste.14 sentencesmintyTasting or smelling of mint, the plant used in sweets, toothpaste and gum.10 sentencesminusMinus means take away. 7 minus 3 is 4.15 sentencesminuteA minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour.12 sentencesminxA minx is a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way; an old-fashioned name for a saucy girl.4 sentencesmiracleA wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God.10 sentencesmiraculousLike a miracle; amazing and hard to explain: a miraculous escape.11 sentencesmiraculouslyIn a way that seems like a miracle; so surprisingly lucky or wonderful that it cannot easily be explained.4 sentencesmirageA mirage is something you seem to see that is not really there, caused by hot air bending light, like a pool of water on a hot road or in…10 sentencesmireMire is deep, wet mud or soft ground that sucks at your feet.5 sentencesmirrorA mirror is a piece of special glass with a shiny back in which you can see yourself and things behind you.12 sentencesmirthLaughter, fun and great happiness, especially among a group of people.8 sentencesmiryVery muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud).8 sentencesmisadventureA bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one.9 sentencesmisapprehendTo understand something wrongly; to misunderstand.9 sentencesmisapprehensionA wrong idea or a misunderstanding about something.7 sentencesmisappropriationMisappropriation is taking money or property that was trusted to you and using it wrongly for yourself; it is a kind of stealing.7 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/6/